From The Wilderness Society's homepage - www.wilderness.org ... Missouri boasts eight wilderness areas. One, the Mingo Wilderness Area, is part of the Mingo...
Robert Smith and I plan on day hiking the 11-mile Pike Run Trail at St. Francois State Park on Monday, February 20th. Neither of us have hiked this trail...
Wow contratulatons. Montana an interesting place. One time up ther yarns ago we were taking an off beat road, one of those shortcuts my husband is famous for...
Scott Bell Mountain Wilderness is also a good place to go and set up camp on top then explore for a couple of days. If you want to keep moving and like to...
I like Hercules Glade in Mark Twain. If you go in on the Coy Bald side you can be at Long Creek in less than an hour. There is usually water there most of...
I have camped at the Fire Tower. It was in a small camper. It did not say there was no camping. There is some picnic tables there. We, of course, pack...
I first want to thank everyone for there input. We actually chose Mudlick trail. We took the shutin trail in and up the tough uphill to the first backpack...
So you are the Scott Sue and I ran into near the end of our Saturday hike at Sam A Baker. It was nice to run into other hiker/backpackers from the board if...
Thanks Danny, Hey do you know where I can get some really good maps of these area's. I looked on the state sites and was no impressed with theirs. Thanks Lisa...
Yes, it is I. I was wondering if you might notice my post and realize it was me haha. I will agree with you on the scenery , we for sure picked a great...
Lisa The best maps of the Wilderness Sites on USFS property can be obtained from the USFS Forest Supervisor's office in Rolla - 573-364-4621 - they are free...
Winter Maintenance Update In just two months volunteers have cleared over 100 Miles of trail. The Karkaghne, Blair Creek, Eleven Point, and Current River...
Look forward to seeing the pics when you post them. I may try to do a backpack and stay in one of those shelters myself just for the novelty of it. They on a...
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This is from the Missouri State Parks Newsletter that came out today: =========Johnson?s Shut-Ins State Park Recovery========= The cleanup of Johnson?s...
I posted the pics to the photos section, under Sam A. Baker. The shelters were different than a tent. Much more room though. I think everyone should stay in...
Here's my report of our most recent hike of the Middle Fork. I hope it provides inspiration for hiking the Ozark Trail this winter. Gwen ... Trip report: 3-day...
Hi all, we've been reading all your messages but never left one before. We love hiking in Missouri. We only had half a day to play with Monday and so went to...
Sure enjoyed this report, Gwen. I plan to hike it with two friends from Minnesota in March. Did you leave a car at the cemetery or have someone shuttle you...
Greg, We left one vehicle at the Highway J trailhead east of Oates and the other at the DD and Hwy 32 trailhead. After we hiked out to the Highway J trailhead,...
I kept watching the forecast at work yesterday and told my boss that if it was snowing on Wednesday morning then I would probably not be at work. I knew there...
Danny: Sounds like you had a great hike. That was one of the first things I thought about this morning when I noticed the snow, "oh that I could have gone on a...
Is that trailhead east of Oates just the shoulder of HY J where we parked when we were working there. If not, where is the trailhead at HY J? _____ From: Gwen...
I hiked the White Oak Trail once. It is not as scenic as Whispering Pines nor is the terrain as rugged. Maybe try it to see if you like it....I liken it to...
John You cross the 185 spur, not 185 itself. There is an east and a west crossing on the outer loop. You can park at/near both of these crossings if you just...
Greg, The OTA website gives these directions to the Hwy J trailhead: From the town of Bixby (which is about 10 miles west of the Highway DD trailhead), take...
I've posted a few photos I took along the Red Trail at the YMCA of the Ozarks which includes a small natural bridge and a dozen photos from my hike in the snow...
